Sports and hobbies ตกปลา dtòk-bplaa
to fish (with a rod), to go fishing verb
- dtòk low
- bplaa mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ตกdtòk to fall; to catch with a hook ปลาbplaa fish
How to use it
ตกปลาdtòk-bplaa is fishing with a rod; the rod is a คันเบ็ดkan-bèt. Fishermen with nets and boats จับปลาjàp bplaa, catch fish. Around Bangkok and Phuket, fishing parks, บ่อตกปลาbàw dtòk-bplaa, stock big ponds with giant catfish and charge by the hour or the day.
Some temples forbid fishing in their rivers and ponds, where the fish are fed, not caught.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- tok pla
- tokpla
- toke pla
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